促 す unagasu
unagasu
Godan Verb (su)
1. to urge; to encourage; to press; to prompt; to draw (attention to)
Transitive
karewa kanojoni chūi shite unten suru yōnito unagashita.
He urged her to drive carefully.
Godan Verb (su)
2. to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken; to accelerate; to promote
Transitive
Word Pronunciation
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Example Sentences
karewa kanojoni chūi shite unten suru yōnito unagashita.
He urged her to drive carefully.
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60 Variants Available
Essential 8 items
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unagashite
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. Encouraging; Urging
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unagashimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Did not encourage.; Did not promote.
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unagasanakutemo iu
Expresses lack of necessity ("don't have to do")
1. Not necessary.; Don't have to encourage.
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unagashitai
Expresses the desire to do something ("want to…")
1. Want to promote; Want to encourage
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unagashitakunai
Expresses the lack of desire to do something ("do not want to…")
1. Don't want to urge.; Don't want to encourage.
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unagashichau
The completive aspect (contracted form) - indicates completion or regret
1. to urge; to encourage
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unagashitewa ikenai
Expresses prohibition ("must not do")
1. Must not encourage.; Must not promote.
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unagashitoku
Preparatory: doing something in advance or leaving it done
1. Preparing; Encouraging beforehand
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unagasu mitai
Expresses appearance based on observation ("looks like...")
1. Seems to encourage; Looks like it prompts
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unagasanaide kudasai
A polite negative request ("please don't...")
1. Don't encourage.; Don't urge.
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unagasaserareru
The causative-passive form (is made to be done)
1. To be made to do; To be forced to do
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unagashisōda
Expresses appearance from visual evidence
1. Looks like it will encourage; Seems likely to prompt
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unagashitarashii
Expresses appearance about a past event ("seems to have...")
1. Led to; Caused
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unagashinuku
Emphasizes perseverance through completion
1. See through; Persist until completion
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unagasu yōda
A more formal way to express appearance ("appears that...")
1. Suggests; Leads to
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unagasurashii
Expresses appearance based on inference ("seems that...")
1. Seems to encourage; Apparently encourages
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